All the facts and stats for the Hazfi Cup clash: Foolad - Sepahan

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Competition: Iran Hazfi Cup
Competition: Thu 15.July
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Shohadaye Foolad Khoozestan

National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Foolad or Sepahan that keep their silverware dream alive.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Foolad form and stats

Last season their Hazfi Cup adventure ended in the 16th finals.

30 points is a decent return from 14 Persian Gulf Pro League games here at Shohadaye Foolad Khoozestan for Foolad. The data says 8 wins, 6 draws and 0 losses. The Foolad fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Shohadaye Foolad Khoozestan and will expect new points from this game. Foolad has played 24 games in a row here without a defeat.

The Foolad goalkeeper is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 180 minutes without conceding a goal in the Persian Gulf Pro League.

A nice win for Foolad last time playing, versus Machine Sazi. That was also a home game and the match ended 1-0 with M. Abshak scoring for the victors.

In the match before that, Foolad hosted Persepolis and drew the Persian Gulf Pro League game 0-0.

The Foolad fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 15 in 14 matches. Defensively Foolad have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (3 in 14 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Sepahan form and stats

Sepahan was sent out of Hazfi Cup in the quarter-finals last season.

The visitors are W7-D4-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Persian Gulf Pro League. In general it has been a productive period now for Sepahan as they haven't lost any of their last 14 games.

The supporters enjoyed Sepahan's previous game versus Sanat Naft, a Persian Gulf Pro League 4-1 win played at home.

Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Paykan.

The travelling fans enjoy Sepahan's attacking play in away games, having scored 22 goals in 13 league matches away. As opposed to that, Sepahan have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Foolad won two games, six matches ended with a draw and Sepahan has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / eight

Top Goalscorers

SepahanS. Shahbazzadeh
S. Shahbazzadeh
19 goals
SepahanS. Hosseini
S. Hosseini
6 goals
FooladL. Pereira Mendes
L. Pereira Mendes
5 goals

Foolad missing players

Sepahan missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Foolad Sepahan
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 13   Played P   12 25
10 7   Won W   7 16
8 5   Drew D   4 7
7 1   Lost L   1 2
24 14   Scored S   22 48
15 3   Conceded C   11 20
84% 77%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   83% 88%
48% 38%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   67% 72%
20% 8%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   50% 48%
4% 8%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   33% 32%
0% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   17% 16%
28% 15%   BTTS BTTS   58% 56%
52% 77%   Clean Sheets C S   42% 44%
36% 31%   Failed to Score F T   17% 12%
 
4.1 3.8   Corners for (avg) C F   5.2 5.9
3.5 3.8   Corners against (avg) C A   4.2 3.5
1.8 1.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.9 1.9
0 0   Red cards R C   1 2
 
7.2 6.3   Shots (avg) S (   10.8 10.8
2.3 2.2   Shots on Target (avg) S O   5.2 4.4
35% 37%   Goal Efficiency G E   35% 43%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Persepolis 27 16 10 1 37 13 14 12 2 0 22 5 13 4 8 1 15 8 24 58
2 Sepahan 27 16 8 3 48 23 14 9 4 1 26 9 13 7 4 2 22 14 25 56
3 Esteghlal 27 14 8 5 31 16 13 8 3 2 16 7 14 6 5 3 15 9 15 50
4 Foolad 27 9 12 6 24 17 14 8 6 0 15 3 13 1 6 6 9 14 7 39
5 Tractor Sazi 27 10 9 8 26 24 14 5 5 4 11 9 13 5 4 4 15 15 2 39
6 Gol Gohar 27 11 5 11 28 29 13 6 3 4 17 16 14 5 2 7 11 13 -1 38
7 Padideh Khorasan 26 10 7 9 26 27 13 7 4 2 16 9 13 3 3 7 10 18 -1 37
8 Aluminium Arak 27 8 13 6 24 28 13 4 7 2 13 15 14 4 6 4 11 13 -4 37
9 Paykan 26 8 11 7 25 26 13 4 7 2 14 12 13 4 4 5 11 14 -1 35
10 Sanat Naft 27 8 9 10 21 25 13 6 4 3 13 9 14 2 5 7 8 16 -4 33
11 Mes Rafsanjan 26 8 7 11 18 26 13 5 2 6 11 11 13 3 5 5 7 15 -8 31
12 Naft Masjed Soleyman 26 6 10 10 17 23 13 5 4 4 14 12 13 1 6 6 3 11 -6 28
13 Nassaji Mazandaran 26 7 5 14 21 28 13 3 4 6 10 13 13 4 1 8 11 15 -7 26
14 Zob Ahan 26 4 11 11 24 32 13 2 7 4 12 15 13 2 4 7 12 17 -8 23
15 Saipa 27 4 11 12 17 28 14 3 5 6 9 13 13 1 6 6 8 15 -11 23
16 Machine Sazi 27 2 8 17 18 40 13 2 5 6 12 16 14 0 3 11 6 24 -22 14

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Persepolis 27 16 10 1 37 13 14 12 2 0 22 5 13 4 8 1 15 8 24 58
2 Sepahan 27 16 8 3 48 23 14 9 4 1 26 9 13 7 4 2 22 14 25 56
3 Esteghlal 27 14 8 5 31 16 13 8 3 2 16 7 14 6 5 3 15 9 15 50
4 Foolad 27 9 12 6 24 17 14 8 6 0 15 3 13 1 6 6 9 14 7 39
5 Tractor Sazi 27 10 9 8 26 24 14 5 5 4 11 9 13 5 4 4 15 15 2 39
6 Gol Gohar 27 11 5 11 28 29 13 6 3 4 17 16 14 5 2 7 11 13 -1 38
7 Padideh Khorasan 26 10 7 9 26 27 13 7 4 2 16 9 13 3 3 7 10 18 -1 37
8 Aluminium Arak 27 8 13 6 24 28 13 4 7 2 13 15 14 4 6 4 11 13 -4 37
9 Paykan 26 8 11 7 25 26 13 4 7 2 14 12 13 4 4 5 11 14 -1 35
10 Sanat Naft 27 8 9 10 21 25 13 6 4 3 13 9 14 2 5 7 8 16 -4 33
11 Mes Rafsanjan 26 8 7 11 18 26 13 5 2 6 11 11 13 3 5 5 7 15 -8 31
12 Naft Masjed Soleyman 26 6 10 10 17 23 13 5 4 4 14 12 13 1 6 6 3 11 -6 28
13 Nassaji Mazandaran 26 7 5 14 21 28 13 3 4 6 10 13 13 4 1 8 11 15 -7 26
14 Zob Ahan 26 4 11 11 24 32 13 2 7 4 12 15 13 2 4 7 12 17 -8 23
15 Saipa 27 4 11 12 17 28 14 3 5 6 9 13 13 1 6 6 8 15 -11 23
16 Machine Sazi 27 2 8 17 18 40 13 2 5 6 12 16 14 0 3 11 6 24 -22 14

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